English Explanatory Dictionary

alleviate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
  2. (finance) to pay down partially.

Pronunciation

/əˈli.vi.eɪt/ en-us-alleviate.ogg

Word forms

alleviate alleviates alleviating alleviated

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). By surface analysis, al- + Latin lev- + -i- + -ate.

Synonyms

address allay ameliorate assuage ease mitigate quell relieve

Antonyms

aggravate exacerbate intensify

Derived words

alleviated alleviatingly alleviation alleviative alleviator
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